LEST WE FORGET
Aircraft Accident: (No. 458 Squadron Wellington aircraft LA993), Egypt, 6 June 1943
On 28 June 1943, the starboard engine of LA993 caught fire and the aircraft crashed 9 kms south west of Landing Ground 106. All crew members were killed and are buried in the El Alamein Cemetery, Egypt.
The crew members of LA993 were:
Flying Officer Denis John Carter (101086) (RAFVR)
Sergeant Henry Juan Ferrier (908604) (RAFVR)
Sergeant Frank William Machin (1330931) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator)
Sergeant Frank O’Neill (1265975) (RAFVR)
Sergeant Jack Shutt (1172521) (RAFVR)
Warrant Officer II Daniel Joseph Somers (R/96079) (RCAF) (Pilot)
Sergeant Hubert Taylor (1127528) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator)
References:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
RAF Commands Website
Bibliography:
Alexander, P. (Peter) We Find and Destroy: history of No. 458 Squadron, The 458 Squadron Council, 1959